Job Title: Lead Network Automation Engineer Job Code: CUB/2025/SSE/024 Experience: 10 – 12 yrs Job Location: Infopark, Kochi Why Join Us? • Innovative Environment: Join a forward-thinking company that encourages creativity and problem-solving • Career Growth: Opportunities for professional development and career advancement • Collaborative Culture: Work in a team-oriented environment where your contributions are valued • Competitive Compensation: Attractive salary package and performance-based incentives Key Responsibilities • Lead end-to-end delivery of network automation and IaC initiatives across enterprise environments. • Design scalable automation solutions for network provisioning, configuration, policy enforcement, drift detection, and compliance reporting. • Develop and maintain Python-based automation frameworks, reusable libraries, utilities, and tooling (logging, validation, retries, reporting). • Build and standardize IaC patterns using Terraform and Ansible (modules, roles, collections, inventories). • Implement model-driven network automation using NETCONF and YANG (RESTCONF exposure is a plus). • Design Jinja template-driven configuration generation and enforce “golden configuration” standards. • Architect and build microservice-based network automation applications, including REST/gRPC APIs, async execution, idempotency, and retry strategies. • Expose automation workflows through secure APIs for provisioning, change execution, audits, and compliance checks. • Integrate automation workflows with CI/CD pipelines, including approvals, testing, validation, and rollback mechanisms. • Ensure all solutions meet security, auditability, and compliance requirements, preferably aligned with banking-grade practices. • Mentor engineers, conduct design and code reviews, and drive automation and engineering best practices across the team. Required Skills • 10–12+ years of experience in Networking / Infrastructure Engineering with a strong focus on automation. • Strong Python scripting expertise for network automation (API integrations, structured data, parsing, error handling, packaging). • Proven hands-on experience with Terraform and Ansible in production environments. • Practical experience with NETCONF and YANG for model-driven network automation. • Strong expertise in Jinja templating for configuration generation and standardization. • Hands-on experience designing and delivering microservice-based applications in the network or infrastructure domain. • Solid networking fundamentals (routing, switching, VLANs, VPNs, DNS/DHCP, load balancers, firewalls). • Strong Git practices and understanding of CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and network changes. • Experience owning delivery or leading automation initiatives end-to-end. • Preferred Skills • Experience in banking or financial services projects, including change control, approvals, audit trails, and segregation of duties. • Exposure to multiple network vendor ecosystems (Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Palo Alto, Fortinet, F5, etc.). • Familiarity with RESTCONF, gNMI, streaming telemetry, and modern network observability patterns. • Experience deploying automation services using Docker and Kubernetes. • Knowledge of event-driven automation patterns using queues or streams (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, etc.). • Familiarity with Source of Truth concepts and tools (IPAM, CMDB, inventory systems, configuration baselines). • Experience with secrets management and secure automation patterns (Vault, CyberArk, or similar). Soft Skills • Strong ownership mindset with focus on delivery quality, reliability, and maintainability. • Ability to mentor and guide engineers, establish standards, and improve team velocity through reusable patterns. • Clear and confident communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders. • Ability to present solution options, trade-offs, and architectural decisions effectively. • Structured, detail-oriented, and security-conscious approach to engineering. Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience. • Networking certifications (CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP, or equivalent) are a plus but not mandatory.